Presented by
Dr.P.PRATHAPAN
Joint Director,
Directorate of Social Justice,
Government of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram -695012.
E-mail: pprathapan@yahoo.com
Mob: 09446176426
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Implemented by
Social Justice Department,
 Government of Kerala,
 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala–
695012
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Constituted in all the
14 Districts
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Constituted in all 17 Police Districts
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Deputy Superintendent of Police (DCRB)
Women Circle Inspector -1
Sub Inspector – 1
Social worker - 1
All SHO’s in the Districts as Child Welfare Officers
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1. Trivandrum
2. Kollam
3. Kottayam
4. Ernakulam(Girls)
5. Thrissur
6. Kozhikode
7. Kozhikode (Girls)
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1. Pathanamthitta
2. Palakkad
3. Malappuram
4. Kannur
5. Wayanad
6. Alappuzha
7. Kasaragod
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1.Kollam (Girls)
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2.Kozhikode (Girls)
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3.Thalassery,Kannur
(Boys)
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Home study reports
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Child Study reports
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Established all
14 District Hospitals
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17 Numbers in the State
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Total number – 5
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Constituted
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District Child Protection Officer
as Chairman
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Constituted
including
Director of Social Justice
ACA
a psychiatrist
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1. Birth registration certificate by local
bodies within 1o days of application
2. Child care leave to adoptive Government
employees 18o days
3. Surrendered child blow 5 years need
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be produced before the Child Welfare
Committee
4. Surrender can be before a SAA and
attested by a Notary public
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Costituted
State Child protection Society
District Child protection Society
Block Child protection Society
Grama Panchyath Child protection Society
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Adoptive Parents/family meets- periodically
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To All Chairpersons & Members of CWC
To All Members of JJB
To All Principal Magistrates of J.J.B
To All Superintendents and Caretakers
To All District Probation Officers
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PRINCIPAL
MAGISTRATES
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Trivandrum
Ernakulam
(With Don Bosco
Veed Society)
Website:
www.missingchildre
n.homelink.net
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13Childlines
In 13 Districts out of
14 districts
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Rs. 10 lakhs
Committee to study the Institutions
for Children
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www.missingchildre
nsearch/homelink.i
n
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1. Number of children in the SAA are less
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2. Application for adoption are more
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3. Delay in adoption procedure reported
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4. Surrendered child– not before CWC.
as unwed mothers are not willing to
appear before CWC.
5. Children with special needs – additional fund
for care be given to SAA.
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6. Training to personnel inadequate
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7. Special Juvenile Police Units be
strengthened Child Welfare Officer
 8. CWC needs more staff like caseworker
 9. Shortage of children in the SAA s.
10. No Case worker in all Children's Homes
11. No SAA for children with HIV/AIDS
 12. Adoptable children are in Orphanages
 13. Needs publicity as a means of
rehabilitation
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1. Reservation of seats
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to adopted Children
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In educational institutions -- including
professional courses
Employment oppuchunities
2. Educational qualification of prospective
adoptive parents be reduced
3. 3. Kerala NRI be treated as national
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